Electrical bits - Shrinkshop

[alffie]

Try Sochienstron dryfit 500As they are small and can be put is on any angle. They are rated at 15amp hours.

[Rob. Smith]

Originally Posted by sambo

Edit: East Coast Auto Spares is the go! Found conduit for under $1.50/m, plus the whole range of heat shrink and 'spaghetti' tubing. Can anyone vouch for Optima batteries? The 750 CCA "blue top" was $280 and seems to be better value than the equivalent Odyssey, once landed here.

G'Day again..I've got a red 720 CCA optima it's about three years old and it seems it never loses a charge..It's been sitting on the bench for that long and each time I go to charge it it doesn't need it. They were designed for US hotrodders who hibernate their cars over the snowy winters.
I read some where that the oddesy batteries have a tendencey to drop the plates off the posts. This happened to a mate of mine. He now has an optima.
Smithy.

[sambo]

Thanks Smithy. What colour Optima do you have - red, blue or yellow? I'm confused by the info on their site.

Alfie, thanks but I like the sound of these Optima batteries which can also be oriented on their sides and they're available at my local shop. Also 'Sochienstron' gets zero hits on Google - typo?

[Plums]

I have an Optima red top 34/78 (which has additional side posts).



It has 800 CCA and 50 Ah. As Rob.Smith has mentioned, it holds it's charge way better than any standard battery.

[stephen low]

Paul

I've got the 900cc Odyssey for $300 even from a source in Cranbourne. He may have one in stock as he plays in the aircraft / hellio game where they need this cranking capacity.

I am very happy with this battery, and if you want contact details let me know.

Cheers.

[sambo]

Thanks Slowy, will chat to you about the Odyssey at the AGM.

Optima, Odyssey, Orbital... how confusing is that.

[sambo]

Another good source for electrical bits n pieces.

Larpro

[Venamm]

Exchange rate??...what rate have you been watching, last time I looked it's cheaper if Canadians shop in the USA...

Originally Posted by sambo

After seeing the neat wiring job on the Daytona cars at the factory tour on the weekend, I've been hunting around for a good source for heat shrink, terminals, wire, etc.

This site looks to be the best value for money and no doubt the Canadian exchange rate will help.

The Shrinkshop

Does anyone know where to get wire disconnects from? Not the crude male/female snap plugs, but two piece disconnects similar to the molex plugs inside your home PC. eg, the ones you plug into your hard drive.

Paul

[sambo]

This is the Aussie region of the forum.

The Australian dollar gets about 93c to either of the Canadian and US dollars at the moment, which is a huge improvement on what it was a few years ago.

[Venamm]

I like Mr Howard....
Good on ya.

Originally Posted by sambo

This is the Aussie region of the forum.

The Australian dollar gets about 93c to either of the Canadian and US dollars at the moment, which is a huge improvement on what it was a few years ago.

[sideshow]

just did some work on friends off road buggy

he bought a new style of battery exactly like odessy and those dry cells

but these do not stuff up when they go flat

they can be discharged and recharged like a norma battery where i usually try to stay away from the other brands due to probs


ill find out what name is but if u goto battery world shop and ask they are new style

[sambo]

Thanks sideshow. I just bought an Exide Orbital 100Ah AGM, essentially the same as the Optima/Odyssey/etc. This one has side posts and can be mounted on it's side.

Now for a crash course in automotive wiring!

Found a terrific source of reference material here.

[sambo]

At least somebody does! He recently got voted out of office - crushed in fact.